Where does “kaiwot” come from?

kaiwot (Guajajára) comes from Portuguese gaivota, from Old Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia — common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird).

kaiwot (Guajajára): seagull

Definitions

seagull

Ancestry of “kaiwot”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	gaivota	seagull
2	Old Portuguese	gaviota	—
3	Latin	gāvia	common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird)

Every word from Latin gāvia →Every word from Old Portuguese gaviota →Every word from Portuguese gaivota →